Mandela died in 2013 and made no mention of Madikizela-Mandela in
his will. She plans to appeal the ruling, according to media reports.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in Pretoria, in this July 18, 2013 file photo.
South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
is expected to have surgery on her back on Thursday after undergoing a
similar procedure in March, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
The former first lady and wife of the late Nelson Mandela,
was hospitalised on March 7, had surgery on her back the following day
and is due for a follow-up operation, her spokeswoman Zodwa Zwane said
in a statement.
It was not clear the nature of the ailment Madikizela-Mandela, 79, is being treated for.
During
her ex-husband's 27-year incarceration for his fight against white
minority rule, Madikizela-Mandela campaigned tirelessly for his release
and for the rights of black South Africans, suffering years of
detention, banishment and arrest by the white authorities.
Madikizela-Mandela's
suffered a blow last week after the High Court dismissed her claim to
Mandela's ancestral home at Qunu in the Eastern Cape province.
Mandela
died in 2013 and made no mention of Madikizela-Mandela in his will. She
plans to appeal the ruling, according to media reports.
Madikizela-Mandela
had claimed she had bought the Qunu property in 1989 while Mandela was
still behind bars, giving her ownership rights under traditional law.
She
was left nothing from Mandela's $4.1 million estate, which was divided
between his family, the ruling African National Congress party, former
staff and several schools.
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